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Nothing complements a beautiful quilt like a sweet treat! Ann Hazelwood has perfected the art of capturing the essence of a quilting (or any other!) topic in 100 bits of information. She's done it again with 100 Sweet Treats by & for Quilters. Ann canvassed some of the most creative quilters working today for a short, sweet recipe to share. And, she collected images of some of their finest quilts. Sweet treats, indeed! This little gem of a book is ideal for gift baskets, prizes, and for bundling into an enchanting gift set with Ann's two previous offerings: 100 Things You Need to Know If You Own a Quilt: A Quilt Owner's Manual and 100 Tips from Award Winning Quilters.
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- Delicious for the Senses — Review by Anonymous
- Quilters and desserts just seem to go together, and nowhere better than in this great little gift book from AQS. Ann Hazelwood shares recipes from quilters across the country--100 in all--guaranteed to tempt your taste buds! The icing on the cake, so to speak, are the quilt photos scattered throughout, making this book packed with both edible and visual treats. (Posted on 7/9/10)
- Great gift for a friend...or yourself! — Review by Morna McEver Golletz
- What quilter isn't also a foodie? I'll admit that the reason I joined the particular guild that I did is because they served lunch! This little book features 100 recipes from a variety of quilts, and the book is filled with photos and detail shots of quilts. Now, which recipe to try first, the orange marmalade oatmeal cookies, pecan pie bars or chocolate decadence brownies? This would make a nice gift for your quilt friends. Be sure to get one for yourself, too. --Morna McEver Golletz, "The Professional Quilter," Spring 2010, page 26. (Posted on 6/8/10)
- This mini book makes a great little gift! — Review by Fabric Trends magazine
- Nothing complements a quilt like a sweet treat! In her new book, Ann Hazelwood provides 100 enticing short and sweet recipes for quilters, from quilters, accompanied by photos of stunningly beautiful quilts. --Fabric Trends Magazine, Summer 2010, page 62. (Posted on 6/4/10)
- The perfect gift for a fellow quilter — Review by Kathy Niemann
- If you cannot make award winning quilts like some of the contributors to this book, at least you can cook like them. Many familiar names present recipes for sweets you'll remember. A great gift for the quilter who has everything. (Posted on 4/12/10)
- 100 Sweet Treats by & for Quilters — Review by Vivian Benton
- Edible and visual treats all in one book! What a pleasure to see the wonderful quilts interspersed with some deliciously tempting recipes---from breads to pies to cold desserts. My life is all about simplicity these days, so I was happy to see some simple and easy to make recipes. I've already tried the "Kool Dessert," which only requires 4 ingredients, and the "Banana Split Cake," that was even better than I expected! (Posted on 4/7/10)
- 100 Sweet Treats by & for Quilters — Review by Barbara Polston
- It seems that quilters have things in common. Generally, they have pets, enjoy gardening, and LOVE to include food in their quilt gatherings. Here's a collection of recipes to satisfy every quilter's sweet tooth. Read the names of those who offered recipes for this collection; you're sure to fine some you recognize. Sprinkled in are images of beautiful quilts. Whip up one of these recipes and be the hit of your next guild meeting. This little book is the perfect gift for family members and friends who would rather be in the kitchen than at the sewing machine...you know you have them! (Posted on 3/28/10)


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Eyelid Surgery | Affordable Eyelid Lift Madrid, SPAIN
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Most blepharoplasty patients my elect to do a Double Eyelid Surgery in Madrid, SPAIN and maybe unhappy with bagginess along the upper eyelid and puffiness below the lower eyelid. An eyelid lift, also known as blepharoplasty, is a procedure to recontour the upper and lower eyelids. These types of changes involving the eyelids contribute to a tired or prematurely aged look.
Aging changes involving the upper eyelid typically reflect too much skin that appears to hang over the eyelid margin. When this occurs, you lose the normal crease just above the eyelid and this leads to that baggy, tired look. Many women are also frustrated by the inability to apply make-up to the upper eyelid because of excessive skin folds. Whenever upper eyelid is being considered in Madrid, SPAIN and one must also assess whether the eyebrow has descended enough to contribute to the problem. If this is the case, a browlift may need to be performed in conjunction with upper eyelid blepharoplasty to achieve optimal results. The upper blepharoplasty incision is designed to blend in with the existing but hidden natural skin crease.
In contrast to the upper eyelid, lower eyelid blepharoplasty emphasizes removal of excess fatty tissue. Only in certain instances is it necessary to remove lower eyelid skin. Typically, there are no external incisions with lower lid blepharoplasty. The incision is usually hidden on the inside of the eyelid (termed transconjunctival blepharoplasty). In rare cases where an external incision is required (for excess skin), it can be readily hidden just below the eyelashes. Excess fat is removed from the individual fat compartments below the eye and the incision is allowed to heal from the inside out. The result is restoration of a smoother, more youthful lower lid contour.
Healthy men and women who are looking to improve aging changes of the upper and or lower eyelids may be good candidates for blepharoplasty. Upper blepharoplasty is typically performed on patients complaining of heaviness of the upper eyelid and decreased.
Lower blepharoplasty is typically performed on patients bothered by unwanted bags or puffiness along the lower eyelid, which may also be accompanied by dark shadows or dark circles under the eyes.
Blepharoplasty is usually performed under local anesthetic with sedation as needed. The procedure typically takes place in an outpatient surgery setting, though the upper eyelid lift can be performed in the office setting with just local anesthesia. Upper blepharoplasty generally takes less than an hour to complete while lower blepharoplasty may take up to one and a half hours to complete.
Patients are able to go home soon after the surgery is completed. Swelling and bruising can be minimized by elevating the head while sleeping and applying cold compresses. Any pain that patients experience in Madrid, SPAIN can be controlled with low-dose prescription medication. The sutures are removed within four to seven days after surgery. Swelling subsides within a few days and patients are usually presentable in public and able to return to work within seven to ten days. By 2-4 weeks, it is difficult to tell that you ever underwent surgery.
Lower Eyelid Lift Madrid, SPAIN
Madrid, SPAIN lower eyelid lift, or blepharoplasty, to address unwanted shadowing around the eyes. This particular patient exhibits what many patients classically refer to as 'bags' under the eyes. Others describe eyelids like this as being excessively puffy. Most lower blepharoplasty patients like this one present to the facial plastic surgeon complaining that they look excessively tired all the time, despite feeling just fine. Since we typically interact with others while looking at their eyes, issues like this can be quite distracting.
It is technically called 'pseudoherniation' because the fat does not come through an opening under the eye. When the orbital septum can no longer contain the fat underneath the eye, it pushes forward and creates this unwanted puffiness. The orbital septum can be congenitally weak, as in this case example, contributing to onset of eyelid puffiness at even a young age. In other cases, the orbital septum becomes weakened due to aging changes with onset of eyelid puffiness later in life living in Madrid, SPAIN.
There are two main options for removing this type of excess lower eyelid fat. One involves making an incision in the skin just under the eyelashes. The other, which was used in this blepharoplasty case example, involves making an incision inside of the lower eyelid (called a transconjunctival blepharoplasty incision) to avoid any external scarring.
The conjunctiva refers to the lining around the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. Transconjunctival implies that we are making an incision across (trans) this lining during the eyelid lift. In this particular {city} eyelid lift patient, we opted for the transconjunctival incision since the goal was to remove only the excess fat and there was no need to trim any of the eyelid skin given her young age. As you can see in the adjacent blepharoplasty diagram, the lower eyelid is pulled outward and down to allow exposure of the conjunctival surface where the incision is made.
The excess fat is then exposed by very careful surgical dissection. In many cases, like this one, the excess eyelid fat is simply removed. In others, we actually will redrape the fat into a new position. This is called a 'lower eyelid fat repositioning' procedure. This option is used in cases where the fat can be 'recycled' by placing it in an adjacent area next to the cheek to help provide a smoother lower eyelid contour. Once the fat has been reshaped under the eyelid, the incision is allowed to close.
This type of eyelid lift can be done under IV sedation (or a general anesthesia if you prefer) in less than an hour typically. Most patients look fairly presentable in the public eye within 7 days with only mild swelling and bruising noted during the first few days of recovery.
Eyelid Lift at Madrid, SPAIN
If you have excess sagging or wrinkled upper or lower eyelid skin, you may want to consider eyelid lift surgery, also known as a blepharoplasty. An eyelid lift can also be helpful if you have excess upper eyelid skin that interferes with vision, or if you have lost your natural upper eyelid crease. An eyelid lift can also eliminate puffy pouches of fat in the upper or lower lids that create a tired or aged appearance. An eyelid lift produces a more youthful and rested appearance of the eyes. The procedure may also widen your visual fields if excessive upper lid skin has partially blocked vision in Madrid, SPAIN.
All You Need to Know About Eyelid Lifts in Madrid, SPAIN.
The Eyelid Lift Procedure in Madrid, SPAIN
Blepharoplasty is done on an outpatient basis under sedation and local or general anesthesia. The incisions are made where the natural crease should be in the upper lids and below the lash line in the lower lids. Excess fat and skin are removed. If only excess fat is present in the lower lids, it may be removed through an incision inside the lower lids with no external incision or scar (transconjunctival blepharoplasty).
A Few Words About the Cost of an Eyelid Lift in Madrid, SPAIN
Eyelid surgery can be a very worthwhile investment in oneself; it's one of our best tools for helping patients look less tired and more youthful. It's a cost-effective and long-lasting solution, better than expensive creams and treatments that cannot eliminate excess eyelid skin or fat. The price of eyelid surgery varies.
Eyelids: Upper: 3,500 to 4,500
Eyelids: Lower: 4,500 to 5,000
Eyelids: Both Upper and Lower: 6,500 to 7,500
We have payment plans that can help make your eyelid lift affordable and a plastic surgery procedure cost calculator so you can see what your monthly payments would be for the procedure you want.
About Eyelid Lift Recovery near me in Madrid, SPAIN
Most patients enjoy a quick and relatively pain-free recovery from eyelid lift surgery. While you'll need to rest at home for a day or two, most likely you'll be back to daily activities within 3-5 days. While you'll look and feel "back to normal" in about 2 weeks, you're body is continuing to heal, so aerobic exercise and strenuous activity will be off-limits for about several weeks after surgery.
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Your plastic surgeon will give you thorough instructions regarding your individual recovery process.
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2009 Toyota Tundra TR Concept at 2008 SEMA
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The 2009 Tundra TR Concept is directed to the drag racing segment of automobile enthusiasts.
Back in the 60's and early 70's, auto manufacturers responded to the growing desire for high performance automobiles by creating a segment now known as muscle cars. The ideal concept was to pair the lightest platform with the largest motor, thus giving the buyer the best horsepower to weight ratio possible. While many of the packages loudly advertised the car's performance (SuperBee, Boss 302, GTO, Challenger,etc.) some of the most potent combinations had little to no options and no exterior differentiation from the base model cars to create a "sleeper." These cars are best described by a quote from Teddy Roosevelt: "Speak softly, but carry a Big Stick."
The Thunder Pak concept starts with the lightest possible Tundra in the Tundra Grade Regular Cab, paired with the awesome power of the 5.7L iForce V8. The Thunder Pak system is intended to provide customers performance packages at a discount to upgrade the performance of their Tundra. This unassuming truck has been equipped with a compliment of TRD equipment including a supercharger which boosts the performance to 500HP/550TQ. Performance has been further enhanced with a Nitrous Oxide Systems dual tank nitrous oxide system resulting in a dyno-proved 625HP. All aspects of the motor are monitored through a selection of Autometer Gauges.
* 2009 Tundra Regular Cab
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* Matte black front and rear bumpers, grille surround
* 18-inch Standard steel wheels (painted black)
* Black gauge surround, shifter surround, door plates
Thunder Pak #1 includes:
* TRD Sport suspension (lowering kit)
* TRD Exhaust (ceramic coated black)
Thunder Pak #2 includes:
* TRD Supercharger
* TRD Boost Gauge
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* Nitrous Oxide Systems 150HP shot dual 10lb tank
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It's been a long, trying campaign for Mitt Romney but even when he was under fire by Republicans, one group of guys and gals always had his back.
Since Feb. 1 the Secret Service has shadowed Romney during rallies, fundraisers and even breaks at the beach. They crammed in elevators with him and guarded his hotel door as he slept at night. Now, after nine months of faithful service, they said goodbye and disappeared from the backdrop of his life.
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Rediscovered Love: ELF Hypershine Gloss
Daily Nuggets...
- A thunderstorm popped up this afternoon- 70 mph winds! Blew some of the trim off of our house in one spot. Dang it! Should be a quick fix though, and power was only out for 15 minutes, so I can't complain! You know that wreath mom & I made? It fared just fine!
- Cupcake flipped out and raced all over the house- ending up under our bed. Once the annoying storm passed, she was a calm, happy cat again.
- I love bumping in to people in Target and ending up in a conversation about beauty-related stuff. Seriously, I'll talk beauty products anytime, anywhere. Today the topic happened to be self-tanner :)
- I picked up Coconut Water- as advised by the Tone it Up girls. This is gonna take some getting used to.


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That's the best I can do to describe the sensation as Western Michigan scored two third-period goals Saturday to beat UMD 4-3 and end the Bulldogs' season.
In all honesty, one weekend of hockey pretty accurately summed up UMD's entire 16-16-4 season. On Friday, UMD outshot and outchanced Western Michigan, but gave up a power-play goal off a faceoff win and ended up never drawing even again from that point, despite a furious rally.
Saturday, the Bulldogs jumped to a 2-0 lead, dominated long stretches of play (specifically, puck possession, scoring chances, shots on goal, and shot attempts), ended up outshooting WMU 37-11, and lost 4-3.
It might have been an extreme example -- and it certainly was a poorly-timed one -- but it painted a perfect picture of UMD's season-long home-ice struggles.
That 5-10-3 Amsoil Arena record was not something head coach Scott Sandelin ever really wanted to talk about, but you have to know it ate at the UMD players and coaches. It's just not something you can flip a switch and solve, and it affected the team's postseason chances. 11-6-1 is a fine record away from home. Even if this team goes 8-7-3 at home, it's probably sitting in at least a bubble spot now, even with the WMU series loss.
UMD was outscored 2-0 on special teams Friday, and 3-0 on the weekend. The Bulldog power play was very good, especially on Saturday, but in that game, they couldn't beat Frank Slubowski. While the power play was inconsistent in terms of its execution, the one consistency was the lack of scoring punch from that unit.
UMD scored 41 power play goals and was an impressive 23.4 percent on the season in 2012-13. This season, the Bulldogs scored 26 power play goals and went just 15.8 percent on the power play, its worst percentage since the 2007-2008 Season of No Goals (11.5). It was a combination of inexperience all over the ice, shuffling the high forwards a few times, and occasionally not getting enough pucks or bodies to the net. The inexperience showed itself on occasion against good and aggressive kills like Denver and UNO.
But let's digest the numbers a bit when it comes to the UMD offense.
In 2012-13, UMD scored 99 goals in 38 games, an average of 2.61 per game. Special teams accounted for 42 of those 99 goals (41 PPG and one short-handed), leaving UMD with just 57 even-strength goals, an average of 1.5 per game. UMD was outscored 76-57 at even-strength, an eye-popping minus-19 differential.
In 2013-14, UMD scored 104 goals in 36 games, an average of 2.89 per game. Special teams accounted for 30 of those 104 goals (26 PPG and four short-handed), leaving UMD with 74 even-strength goals, an average of 2.06 per game. UMD outscored opponents 74-66 even-strength. The plus-eight differential was 27 goals better than last year!
(Honestly, this math leads to the conclusion that UMD absolutely should have experienced more than a two-win improvement over last season.)
Before the season, Sandelin and others talked about the need for improved goaltending. Last year, UMD posted a team save percentage of .896. Despite some positives scattered throughout the season, UMD's team save percentage ended up at -- you guessed it -- .896 this year. Counting conference games only, it actually dipped from .898 in the WCHA last year to .891 in the NCHC in 2013-14.
It's not about blame. There are five guys in front of the goalie, and before the goalie can fail to stop the puck that goes into the net, those five guys may all have made mistakes. Hockey is a game of mistakes. Pinning blame on one player out of six on the ice is just farcical.
Especially when that player, Aaron Crandall, saved this team's bacon so many times. 90 saves on 93 shots against UNO. 30-save shutout of hard-charging Miami in a great
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Four goals on 11 shots doesn't look like great goaltending. And he's certainly played better. But be fair. You didn't think Crandall would do what he did in the second half of the season. And if he hadn't done that, we wouldn't have won 16 games or earned home ice in the NCHC quarterfinals.
Not Crandall's fault that the team took a bunch of dumb penalties throughout the season, including some horribly-timed ones.
(UMD completely dominated the first period Saturday, yet only had one power play to WMU's three when the horn sounded. Because of that, it was only 2-1 UMD after one instead of maybe 3-0 or 4-0, which would have been more fitting of how the 20 minutes were played. The penalties were avoidable. Two of them came in the offensive zone, which happened too much this season.)
In the end, there are a few different reasons UMD didn't win more, and why the season has come to a seemingly premature end. It isn't all on one guy, and it isn't all on one part of the team. Next year's group will have more experience, and therefore will have more leadership (remember, leadership isn't just about the captain and assistant captains). And there will be a lot of pressure on Matt McNeely and newcomer Kasimir Kaskisuo to improve the team's goaltending.
A few more quick thoughts on the season's end:
- If money had to be placed on an early departure, it would be bet on Caleb Herbert signing with the Washington Capitals. 32 goals and 89 points in three years is nice, but Herbert could improve his game in college. I'm not sure I'd say he's ready, but it isn't my call. I don't think anyone else leaves early.
- If Herbert leaves, look for a 2015 forward to come in one year earlier than previously planned.
- Look for a 2015 defenseman to fill the 2014 recruiting class, a move brought on by the retirement of Luke McManus.
- UMD's blue line could be stacked next season. Andy Welinski, Carson Soucy, Derik Johnson, Willie Raskob, Dan Molenaar, and Willie Corrin all have eligibility remaining. Add St. Scholastica transfer Brenden Kotyk, whom I was told would absolutely have been in the mix this season if NCAA rules didn't prohibit him from doing so as a transfer, and you have an impressive group.
- Molenaar is going to be a stud. So is Raskob. Love the young guys in this group. Kotyk brings some serious size, and Johnson will block any shot and hit any player.
- Doesn't hurt to have the three components of the top line all returning. Tony Cameranesi played really well, no matter what the numbers tell you. Led the team in shots on goal, and probably deserved double the total of seven he had on the season. Kyle Osterberg had a great year, as did Justin Crandall. This group came on very nicely over the last month.
- If Herbert leaves, we need a second-line center. Hello, Cal Decowski.
- Dominic Toninato, Alex Iafallo, and Adam Krause could make a great shutdown line again next season. I'd like to see them get more offensively, because their puck possession and work ethic justify it. Modestly increase their total of 25 goals between them, and watch the team's overall numbers improve even more as a result.
We'll keep you up to date on news as it happens during the offseason. In the meantime, prepare for mindless rambling about things other than UMD hockey.
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Happy Wednesday everyone! This week I have a fun post from two of our designers--they have both used Post Girl Pat to create sweet greeting cards for the holiday! Both included snow and ribbon as part of their design for two completely different looks! I love how personalized and unique digital stamps can be! I hope you enjoy Beverly and Joey's cards! Join me next week when our Guest Designer Spotlight should return!
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The Amazing Spider-Man might be the best attempt at a Spider-Man game yet. Though attempts have gone back all the way to the Sega Genesis, the technology has finally made it possible for players to do what they want and to do it stylishly when it comes to controlling Peter's movements.
You'll be amazed.
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As a film, The Amazing Spider-Man breathed life back into the hero and the franchise. With a unique twist on the comic book world that brought fans back to the movies, it was only a matter of time until that version of the wall crawler got his own game. And in The Amazing Spider-Man there are no holds barred.
The video game is meant to act as an epilogue to the film. Peter, so new at being Spider-Man, has a lot to learn after his defeat of the Lizard. However, this is Marvel's New York, and because of that there's a new costumed creep around practically every corner. Whether it's the Rhino going on a rampage, or the Scorpion out for Spider-Man's head, there's plenty of super villain action that players are going to have to throw themselves head first at to keep the city safe. No matter how new Peter is at this, he's going to have to keep on his toes and listen when his Spider Senses start tingling.
Mechanically, The Amazing Spider-Man is a beautiful piece of gaming. In an effort to capture all of the acrobatics and insane web-slinging stunts that Spider-Man is capable of the controls have been simplified to make moving around as organic as possible. Additionally, adopting the free running and wild fighting styles of games like Assassin's Creed, Spider-Man's fighting style is now just as wild as it's been in the comic books. With speed and agility on the player's side, it's important to never be where the next attack is coming from. Otherwise it's very possible that it will be lights out for the fledgling superhero.
The movement and combat styles aren't the only things that feel organic when it comes to The Amazing Spider-Man either. For fans of the comic book, that's exactly what the game feels like. Events progress on a huge scale, and there's always something around the next bend to threaten Peter's regular life and that requires him to put on his mask again. However, perhaps because this game is all about Spider-Man, there's no point where the action breaks the suspension of disbelief. Since New York is the center of most meta-human activity, it only makes sense that there would be so much crime for players to fight. Of course when the interconnecting threads are woven together into a tangled web, it's Peter's job to unravel it and become the hero he needs to be.
Overall, The Amazing Spider-Man might be the best attempt at a Spider-Man game yet. Though attempts have gone back all the way to the Sega Genesis, the technology has finally made it possible for players to do what they want and to do it stylishly when it comes to controlling Peter's movements. Additionally, whether players are fans of the movie or of the comic books, it won't matter when they pick up this game. All they have to worry about is whether they're fans of Spider-Man, and everything that comes with it.
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Do you remember that's 80's band "Men at Work"? Well, you could call this study "Women That Work". According to a new study by independent research consultancy the Ponemon Institute, female employees work harder and longer than men.
Among the subjects that took part in trials across the U.S., females consistently worked for a longer period of time during a ten-minute experiment than their male colleagues. Researchers also discovered that men are even less productive when women are around.
The 274 subjects involved in the study all worked in financial services, consumer products, education, health care and energy.
The study showed not only do women work longer, but they also apparently work harder than their male counterparts.
When subjects were given the opportunity to walk away during an experimental waiting period, just 38 percent of women left their desk, while 52 percent of men did. Moreover, men were found to be less productive if a woman was around. When the researcher and subject were both male, the average time worked was 3.6 minutes. When they were both female, productivity rose to four minutes. But with a female researcher and a male subject, the time worked dropped to just 2.8 minutes.
That reminds us of this classic 80's commercial for the perfume Enjoli. Do you remember this one?


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I don't know what you mean by "unicode encoding" (are there encodings that map to non-unicode chars?), but in the perl context it's worth mentioning that iso-8859-1 strings don't follow unicode-semantics by default, the need to be encoded like any other string
It is a unicode encoding, in that after you've decoded the character number, the number maps 1-on-1 to the Unicode space. Don't forget that UTF-8 is just a way of encoding a sequence *numbers*.
That non-SvUTF8-flagged strings get ASCII semantics in some places, is indeed by design, but that wasn't sufficiently thought through IMO. Note that these strings may get unicode semantics in some circumstances, and ascii semantics in others. The ascii semantics are for charclass and upper-/lower case stuff.
I consider this a bug in Perl. See also Unicode::Semantics, and expect the bug to be fixed in 5.12.
And I really like the Perl 6 spec which allows string operations on byte, codepoint and grapheme level ;-)
Just realise that Unicode strings don't have a byte level :)
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) Novak Djokovic's Serbia Open has been dropped from the ATP calendar.
The tournament has failed to attract top players or major sponsors. Last year, even Djokovic and other top Serbian players failed to attend.
Djokovic's Family Sport, the tournament organizer, says it ``made the most rational decision considering the circumstances.''
The tournament had been scheduled this year for April 29 to May 5. The event was first held in 2009 and has been bought back by the ATP.
The Serbia Open was the only ATP tournament held in Serbia.


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Castellanos singles out KC for notable marks
Tigers rookie logs first MLB hit in park where he was Futures Game MVP
KANSAS CITY -- After Tigers top prospect Nick Castellanos picked up his first Major League hit in the fifth inning of Saturday night's 4-3 loss to the Royals, he stood at first base next to a guy who used to be his high school teammate.
Kansas City's Eric Hosmer was a senior at American Heritage High in Plantation, Fla., when Castellanos was a sophomore.
"I played third and he played first," said left fielder Castellanos, who went 1-for-2 with a run scored in his first Major League start. "When I was on first, it felt like I was doing baserunning drills back in my sophomore year at American Heritage. It's really funny how baseball works out. Now, we're on the Major League stage playing together."
Castellanos' first Major League hit came in the venue where he was the 2012 Futures Game Most Valuable Player. Castellanos, who is ranked No. 11 in MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects, had a homer, three hits and three RBIs in that Futures Game at Kauffman Stadium.


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Book series can be wonderfully addictive. The No. 1 Ladies Detective series is one of those for me. Here is the 13th instalment and I'm not tired of it yet. McCall Smith has several series to choose from, all helpfully listed on his website.
Alexander McCall Smith Website
In this one, the detection guru Clovis Andersen actually makes a guest appearance in Botswana, much to the delight of his ardent followers at the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency! There is also an interesting road trip into the bush where Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are stuck on a deserted road in the Kalahari and are worried about lions. My favourite part though, is when Mma Ramotswe (a traditionally built woman) uncharacteristically goes for a beauty consult at the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon. Of course there are the usual intriguing questions and problems involving the well known characters in the series, most of which get resolved eventually.
One reviewer on Amazon called this series 'literary comfort food'. Exactly right. It won't win a lot of literary awards, but fans will be nicely satisfied once more.


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In the traditional or conventional publishing world, there is more and more 'dark matter' flying around that it cannot control or measure. This dark matter is generated by the ever-increasing and evolving digital or ebook side of the publishing universe; AND, since traditional publishing (TP) cannot control or measure all the new digital data with the old paper-related devices such as 'rights' management (that's "precisely what DRM represents: an absurd and pathetic attempt to recreate in the digital realm a command-and-control system that profits off the characteristics of *paper*") then TP simply makes statements such as "digital or ebooks are down or losing sales."
Truth is, TP cannot 'measure' all this increasing 'dark matter' that holds much more favorable digital data. So their statistics are skewed or inaccurate based on incomplete data.
Talk about publishing intrigue!
Len Epp, a contributor to TechCrunch, delves into this dark matter in detail in tonight's research/resource article:
On The Dark Matter Of The Publishing Industry
Key excerpts:
"Recently there were a pair of revealing eruptions in the world of ebooks and the volatile book publishing industry more generally.
The first was the announced demise of Oyster, an ebook subscription startup based in New York and backed by $17 million in VC funding.
While the announcement of Oyster's shutdown is remarkable for its lack of transparency, apparently after its sun sets, Oyster's excellent e-book reader expertise will be transferred to Google in the form of its founders and probably some of its tech or even the entire company, but perhaps not its pricey ebook contracts with publishers."
"Now, there were some very smart people backing Oyster, and I suspect that a) they correctly saw that awesome tech would succeed in driving ebook reading, b) they had some kind of plan to monetize their user base, but ran into the common problem of being unable to finance a longer runway than they hoped for, which happened because c) their West Coast-y VC-style optimism prevented them from fully internalizing the willfully destructive, cynical recalcitrance of the incumbent publishers who, perhaps knowing what they were doing, forced Oyster into senseless, self-sabotaging ebook contracts."
"There was more bad, meaning good, news to come. The next day, the New York Times gleefully reported that ebook sales were down in general. The surprising news was predictably greeted with what Mathew Ingram memorably called "a whiff of anti-digital Schadenfreude".
Problem was, the news wasn't just untrue, it was obviously untrue."
"Essentially, the numbers the New York Times article was based on were limited to just 1,200 publishers, all of them being what is euphemistically referred to as "traditional" publishers — meaning "doorstopper" paper codex publishers whose business is essentially composed of a highly structured web of legal arrangements that historically evolved to maximize profit from the various physical characteristics of, you guessed it, the paper codex."
"It was like the "traditional" publishing industry just pretended the ebooks being traded outside its own grumpy universe didn't exist, because their "traditional" methods of tracking couldn't see them."
Open the door into the rest of the dark matter and publishing intrigue in The Parallel Universe of Publishing.
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The Energy Department has loaned oil in similar, emergency-type situations eight previous times.
The Obama administration is loaning 1 million barrels of oil to Marathon Petroleum in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, the Energy Department announced on Friday.
The oil loan, which will come out of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is not the same thing as an official release of oil from the 727 million-barrel SPR, an action that would have political, economic, and foreign-policy implications.
"Today's announcement is part of the broader federal effort to respond to those impacted by Hurricane Isaac," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement. "This emergency loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will help ensure Marathon's refining operations have the crude oil they need to continue operating." Marathon will return the same quantity of oil to the reserve in the next three months.
The Energy Department has loaned oil in similar, emergency-type situations eight previous times, most recently following Hurricane Gustav in 2008, the department said.
The Interior Department said on Thursday that because of Hurricane Isaac, almost 95 percent of all the daily oil production in the Gulf of Mexico—which accounts for about a quarter of all U.S. oil production—was halted. Almost three-quarters of all natural-gas production was stopped as well.
Oil prices have not gone up much as a result of Isaac yet. In fact, a highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday morning about the economy has affected oil prices just as much, if not more, than Isaac. Analysts predict that there won't be any long-term price impact because of the storm.
This is due in part to the fact that most oil companies had evacuated and stopped production well before the storm entered the Gulf of Mexico, so it eased traders' concerns that there would be long-term infrastructure damage and lengthy production delays, problems that caused then-President George W. Bush to tap the SPR following the historic 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Rumors about whether the Obama administration will work with other countries and the International Energy Agency to conduct a coordinated release from the SPR continue. But White House spokesman Jay Carney continues to offer no insight except for the notion that all options are on the table.


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Here we are with our chef and waiter
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
incredible pictures
Here we are with our chef and waiter
Sweet writings of HaskinsHouse at 9:14 PM 2 comments
In Cred i ble...................
Today was a very special day as you have read previously Zeus and I celebrated our 9th anniversary today. Zeus bought me this beautiful chocolate coat. A real coat. A fancy, furry and super warm winter coat. Thanks for the hints K. Zeus listens to you. I'll keep you around. Beautiful. Zeus knocked it out of the park today. Even though our celebration was quite cheap it was unbelievable. What started out as an average day turned out to be so much more. I left Zeus to do the planning and executing not knowing what would come up, but almost always he delivers with shining colors for our anniversary.
I have a dear friend who's husband is an awesome cook, that is an understatement too. Anyways we ran by their house after the babysitter showed up to let my friend Carlota know that she showed and we would not be needing her to babysit our boys while we had a date. So we pull up and I walk up to the door and Zeus follows since he was the one who asked initially if she would be the backup, or so I thought. I knock and C walks by the door, not answering it and hollers at Mike, her DH. I was a little thrown by this wondering why she did not even look at me and then Mike walks to the door in a TUX, minus the coat. He looked sharp!!! WOW, where is he going. I thought we might be interrupting him taking her out or something. I was definitely confused. He asked very calmly and gentlemen like for my coat. Wait, I am not staying what is he doing. I am still completely confused and a little dumbfounded to say the least. Anyways he says Ma'am right this way. Wait, I am still confused what is going on? Then Zeus says we are here. WHAT??? Aww the confusion. Wait, are we eating here. Zeus smiles and nods. C's house is all dark with lit candles everywhere. The dinner table is set with a gorgeous white and gold tablecloth and candles and fancy plates and glasses of iced water. HOLY CRAP!!! I must be living in a dream. Seriously yall, it is unbelievably romantic, even if it was my besties house. Matre De, Chef and waiter Mike is impressive to say the least. He has made HOMEMADE bread with amazing sauce/dip. He treats me like a Queen. So serious. Just like we were in a restaurant. He had made salads just to our liking. And he made, all from scratch mind you, shrimp fettuccine Alfredo for me and blackened chicken fettuccine Alfredo for Zeus since he despises seafood. WOW, if you haven't read before Mike is an awesome Cajun cook. He will have his own restaurant one day and I will be his best customer. I am in awe of his cooking skills. Guys, OOOOOOOHHHHHHH can he cook. YUMMMM. Anyways Zeus had set all this a couple weeks ago without my knowledge, obviously. I am just stunned how romantic and thoughtful this was. One, because Mike is my favorite cook and 2 because it was just not your average restaurant and 3 because it was all for ME. Yes ladies Zeus can be very sweet sometimes. The dinner was fabulous with gorgeous wine glasses and to die for wine, awesome food, excellent service and unbelievable talent. Once we finished our fantastic meal. Then we chatted with the generous hostess and Chef before we were off to see a play. (there was even leftovers to take home)
The play is always a delight. I really love getting out and feeling really classy. Dignified. It was an incredible play that was well written with beautiful music, strong emotion that tugged at your heart and beautiful actors. OHHHH, I could watch "GABE" all day. OHHHHHH, he was beautiful. Oh yeah, this is my anniversary better not think like that. Sorry, then we went for dessert but the place was closed so I had to settle and yes settle it was for IHOP dessert. It was lovely to sit and talk to my man. We shared a banana cheesecake with ice cream. YUMMMM, then we would have to get back so the babysitter would not be out all night. Seriously yall, my husband and my friends were truly wonderful today. I love special dinners and tonight's dinner goes down in the top 5 most romantic dinners in my life. I am so grateful to my friends for allowing us to eat in there beautiful home and cooking just for us. FANTASTIC. C and M, yall are amazing friends. Oh, I am giddy. Thank you Zeus, job well done. These 9 years have been remarkable and I look forward to the 71 we have left.
C took lots of photos and will be uploading soon and yes we got some with the chef/waiter too. I will put them up once I get them.
Super happy wife and very proud friend. I feel truly loved not only by my husband but by the very special friends that God has blessed me with.
Happy Anniversry to Twinkle and Zeus.
Sweet writings of HaskinsHouse at 12:07 AM 2 comments
Monday, December 29, 2008
Blog hacked
Yep I was hacked tonight. My sweet and dear husband hacked me. So the last blog, alllll HIM.
Gotta love them but boy do they drive us crazy. Anyways, he is totally nuts and can not stand the fact that I blog, myspace, facebook and twitter. He is not that savvy nor that social.
Be aware if you read any weird or abnormal blogs, its Zeus.
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The Truman Show
I really do not get this BLOG thing. I cannot understand why people want to read about other people's lives all the time.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to Reminisce
This week I begin to reflect upon what happened just 9 short years ago. I was so innocently in love to who I thought was that perfect person. Yeah, I was young. We act like that when we are in LOVE or at least think we are. HAHAHA, This time 9 years ago I was scrambling around getting all the last minute preparations ready for that thing we call a wedding. You know, that day you dream of you whole life. In your head you have every little detail laid out. Your colors will be just so and your dress will look like this and the people will wear this. OH yes, I remember what it was like to be that little girl. I was her. The proposal would be something special to reflect upon that I would eagerly tell my children and grandchildren.
And then I woke up!!! And Real life struck me square in the head. The proposal, just ordinary. A phone call from Georgia to Mississippi and 7 short words, "What do you think about getting married." Um yes, this is a description of the EXACT, verbatim proposal I received. Shocked, are you? Not to me you see we were both in the military serving our country him in Georgia, me still in Tech school in Mississippi. That is just the path I was given, so I did what I wanted and took it.
There were MANY and when I say that it is an exceedingly large number of persons who thought I was absolutely nuts. I must have been drunk to have said yes, they said. We had so many Nay-sayers that it ended up being a very disappointing time in my life. I would never live up to all those that thought I could do better or be older when I married. Well friends, this week I am embarking on my 9 year anniversary of marriage to the man I love, I despise, I agree, I disagree, I listen, I ignore and to the one who stole my heart. He can get me going in just about every emotion. Come on get your head out of the gutter, I said EVERY emotion. He knows just how to pick me to death and then he knows just how to make me melt. Funny really. This person is definitely not the person that little girl would have chosen. He was definitely not cool. He was not social and was not the macho hunk she was hoping for either but he was the one that I could talk to and made me feel safe. I could be myself, silly and stupid and not worry about persecution later on. I could relax and have fun. I could do things around him and not worry what he was thinking. He was just as silly as me, probably more. Anyways to all those out there that said, "tech school marriages don't work. You'll never make it. You are crazy." Look guys we are celebrating 9 years of marital bliss or marriage hell. Whatever you want to call it. We call it married life.
Ryan has 2 motto's for us first, we agreed that we would stay married for 80 years and 80 years ONLY. Not one day more or one day less. So we are 9 down 71 more to go. Will we live that long, we may never know but we do know we are getting closer. The other is "Marriage is finding the person you can annoy the rest of your life." That says it all for him. I have yet to really find that annoying thing I can do to get under his skin. I hope I find it in the next 71 years though. Ryan has definitely perfected the annoying itche. He can annoy me better than anyone or anything on the planet. Yes, I will give it to him he wins most annoying award. My temperature level can go from 65 to 165 in like 10 minutes with him. Boy, can I get annoyed and completely irritated with him. But then I remember all those days that are good days. Marriage is never about perfection. Neither one of us are perfect. I am far from it but we desperately try to work together to accomplish this thing called life and oh yeah, parenting. Did I forget that part. WOW, we are like ying and yang when it comes to that. Some days I am the one all worked up in a tizzy and he is just so calm and quiet. Takes care of the puke or poop. And Then I can be the calm and collective one when he is out of control angry or the constant tattling. Interesting how we are ALWAYS opposite. Must be that funny mars and Venus thingy. Oh well, cool how it works.
So to you out there not yet married, newly weds or divorced I want to tell you. Marriage is never 50/50. There are many days when it is 100/0. God says we must work together as one flesh. This is perhaps one of the toughest things to do in the 21st century. We all want our own lives, we want to be known as ourselves not someones mother, father, wife or husband but I say to you this, in the eyes of God he knows who you are. So stand behind your partner and love them and love every mistake and accident they cause. I am learning this with mine. I really do love him and he can get under my skin but I am learning to love it. Today, I am a wife and mother but I am completely blessed to be this.
Looks like Ryan has a special dinner and play planned. OH how I love to go to the see the shows.
Happy Anniversary Ryan, I love you every little annoying part. We are 1 year closer to our goal.
December 30, 1999 in Fort Worth Texas I bound myself to the love of my life. Today we are 9 years old and getting stronger and healthier every day. So the fairytale never happened, but our lives are blessed with 4 beautiful, gorgeous and amazing children and we have so many things to be thankful for as our anniversary nears. I am so grateful to be his wife today. But just for today. Tomorrow is a different story. Have a blessed week and enjoy those final days of 2008. Be sure to ring in the New Year safely.
Sweet writings of HaskinsHouse at 8:53 PM 2 comments
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Our Christmas Festivities
If you been following my blog for a while you know that I thrive on opportunity or so called experiences. What ever you call it I love it and take full advantage of them all. So I ran across a commercial on T.V. about a water skiing Santa. WHAT???
I know you are wondering she is not watching the same TV I am. Yes, really I am and I was sober. It is true, it is a 23 year old Washington tradition, Santa skiing the Potomac. Right up my alley of never been seen before. This year a new tourist destination was completed here in Washington. It is called the Washington National Harbor in Oxon Hill Maryland about 1 mile south of D.C. IF you visit D.C. you should visit the WNH. Anyway so the Santa was going to ski off the pier there at the Harbor having moved from Hains Point,D.C in the prior years. I always gotta call my ladies and let them know of the impending trips or latest news or gossip. K takes me up and says "You know I'm in". So we took all 5 kids at 12:15pm on Christmas eve to see Santa, reindeer, penguin, Frosty, Grinch and lots of elves do their awesome water stunts in the middle of Dec. It was freezing yes. We were bundled very well, besides stubborn La but she got Mom's stuff so K was left to freeze. Anyways the kids loved it and we had front Row seats underneath the CNN cameramen. Yeah that was funny. We saw knee boarding Reindeer, wake boarding and flipping elves, Flying elves, Frosty in a dingy, Grinch on a jet ski, skiing Santa, and several other characters in the jet boats. All was well, another experience for the books. DONE!!!! Check!!
Then that evening I had planned to have all my close friends and their friends over for a potluck sit down dinner. I was so stressed trying to get Ryan and my bunch to cooperate and do EXACTLY as I instructed. Did they listen? NO Did Ryan do what wife wanted? NO Does he ever? NO Should I know that by now? YES Anyways ALMOST all of it got done with lots of raised voices and telling them 3 and 5 times how to do it. Everyone showed up around 5:15ish and we waited on one family til 6. Yes Carlota I watched the time. HAHAHA, C was having a hissy fit because she was hungry. You would have thought she was a kid. Yes, C, I love you girl. You always give me something to smile about. Anyways the dinner was a huge success minus gravy and cranberry sauce. I had to scarifice something, in my haste to get it ALL done by MYSELF I ran out of time and forgot those 2 dishes. Nobody said anything so I think I got away with it. Thank goodness because I wanted my first Dinner party to be a success. I really think it was. Then we played this hilarious game I found on the Internet where you roll dice in a pie tin and when you roll snake eyes you get to open a gift using Winter ski gloves. The game called for oven mitts but I changed it to suit me and my style. The gloves did get a little sweaty though. YUCK, they will be getting a bath tomorrow. But it was so much fun watching everyone try so hard to unwrap the LAYERS of paper and cellophane and to see someone just get the gloves on only to had them to someone else. Then we had a special treat from C's hubby M. He read a story called A Cajun Christmas to all the little ones, 16 to be exact. It was a great story and very funny but
those chillins really did listen. Little A always has the cutest comments too. After that we had dessert and played Taboo. The guys got a little loud, rambunctious and down right rude at times but I did not let them get away with it. OH NO, not Miss Dusty, I gave it right back. That athletic, competitive side of me came storming out in full force. Ryan probably got embarrassed with me but that was OK with me because the tables finally got turned. WHOO HOO!!! All in ALL it was a great Christmas eve. I did miss my family but was not near as lonely as past Christmas' away from home. Thanks Marshall's, Hernando's, Tracey's, Naquin's and Hameed's we had a blast and with your help the clean up was next to none. We have to get together more often and be together.
Christmas morning was all about the babies. At 6:15am 2 children crawl into our bed. The rule is to get Mommy and daddy up first before we check out Santas loot. We had great fun watching the eyes light up and the GIANT cheers and Yes's from Jr. He won the animated award for today. Ryker was pretty good but Riley cried every time he had to open a gift with another child. He absolutely hated sharing the opening. So funny. Tried hard not to laugh at him. He was thrilled with all those transformers though. Ryan was a great Dad and helped get everything open and out of its ten dozen twist ties and ten tons of plastic. Boy that is always a chore. We had an amazing Christmas was lots of surprises both good and bad, lost a gift while wrapping during the week, but I have got to say the best part for me this year was shopping for the kids and finding those great and perfect presents. I love Christmas and I love our tradition of waking up and opening gifts one at a time in reverse age order. It is so much more calm and not much, if any, gets lost. It lasts about 3-4 hours but it is so worth it. Thanks to all those friends and family for their generous gifts to our family. We feel extremely blessed and grateful to have you in our lives. Here are a few photos and I will try to upload the video of M reading the story.
Merry Christmas to all and I pray the Lord blesses each of your families in a Historical New Year. God Bless and Sweet Dreams
P.S. More photos to come, waiting on my girl K to upload them!!!
Sweet writings of HaskinsHouse at 9:05 PM 2 comments
Labels: Christmas, Family, Washington D.C.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Santa Clause
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Happy day.
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memory at the haskins house
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Babies, Babies, Babies.......
I know, I love children especially when someone near me has a new baby. I have recently discovered a love of making these little things called Diaper cakes. Ok, I know, I may be obsessed with making them but they really do make me very happy. I am smiling inside the whole time while I am creating them. And I am especially happy seeing the Mothers surprised look when she finds out it is for her. I have now made just 3 of them. I am looking forward to making a 4th here in the spring since a very dear friend of mine is expecting. Anyways, so I cranked one out yesterday Oh, in about 1 hour. Yeah, I am really picking up speed making these things. I consider myself a crafty type. I love to use my hands with most things. Creativity is my Happiness. So here is the third edition of the Dusty Diaper cakes. This was made for a fairly new neighbor that recently delivered a healthy 8lb 4 oz little boy, who by the way is gorgeous and just so very sweet. Here it is!!! Are you having a baby or is your friend having a baby. You too can make one of these cuties. Ask me how?
Sweet writings of HaskinsHouse at 7:41 PM 2 comments
Poor Junior
Junior told us he was going to be singing the National Anthem and another song. That is great. I told the 2 oldest that I would not make it to there performance since #3 is doing his performance at another school near the same time. WHEW, they were both ok but asked if Dad was going to be able to make it. He said he would try. NO promises. Plus Dad's are not very good at those things. At least Ryan is not. So this morning Courtney puts on her required black and white outfit, which by the way is a dress. Go figure!! Then Junior picks out a cute long sleeve button down shirt with slacks and a TIE. Oh yeah, He goes all out for these things. I just nod my head and say sure. He really likes to dress up. Quietly I think if he were a girl we would be just like Courtney in the prissy sense. Junior loves to look handsome, or as he says pretty.
So after I got out of the shower this morning the phone rang and I did not recognize the number. I answered it and it was Juniors teacher. She was laughing but very concerned. She said Junior is fine but he was very upset because they were not really singing in the 1st grade production this morning. She said earlier this week she made up a story using the class and the Star Spangled banner. So Junior took it literally and thought that is what his class was singing in the winter performance. She said he was really upset because he told his Dad and he was suppose to come watch him. "OH GEEZ", she said, "I feel so bad", so she said if Ryan did show up to the performance that he could come up to the classroom and watch the kids sing for him if need be. So Junior is quite upset he is not performing and missing his Dad. It is funny to think how he got so convinced he was singing and was never actually told you are singing today. But sad that he really had his heart set on singing for Dad. Oh Poor Junior.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Weekend full of fun!!!!
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
2 years older
Ryan Jr who was born several days late caused me lots and lots of pain. I had to be induced with Junior, so since I was not ripened or effaced or dilating more than a 1 an induction was the way to go. I was scheduled to be at the hospital on Dec 12th 2001 at 6pm. The doctors got me all settled in and Ryan got his computer and phone and camera station all set for the big event. Th doctor performed the lovely and extremely disgusting job of an enema. Now I am telling you this was AWFUL. If you have one of these be prepared cause its bad. After at least 45 minutes of pottying I got back into to bed weighing at least 3 pounds less than when I left. The doctors decided a needed ciredel, a small white pill used to ripen the cervix, the only catch is it goes into a 1 inch by 1 inch mesh bag that gets inserted at the base of the cervix. YIPPEE, I was informed once this was placed I was not to get up for ANY reason. I was thrilled. So the pitocin drip was inserted as well and immediately the contractions started, oh yes at a little after 7pm they were full throttle. I was given a little Demerol so that I could sleep while the pill worked its magic. Let me tell you something, sleeping through contractions is like trying to sleep on the bumpiest car ride you have ever been on. OH yeah, no sleep, no rest just pure agony.
At 6 am Dec 13th things started happening extremely fast. It really was lightning speed. My water was popped with the big long sewing HOOK as I call it. The pitocin was upped and things started moving. By 10 am I was completely irritated and totally ready to be done with all this baby cooking. Doctors started getting concerned because the baby's heartbeat was falling with every contraction to devastating lows. After a conference the doctors decided to check me and let me start pushing. I was only dilated to a 7 but we were only looking at 1 hour before a c-section were to occur. So the sweet doctors suited up and the pushing began. The doctors actually had to pull my hips apart to get me to a 9. OH NO THAT WAS TEERRRRIBLLLLEE. Extreme pain. After getting his head out I was told to STOP. Really can you stop in the middle of pooping? Heck no. That was more pain and agony. We had the head out but the cord was wrapped around the neck several times so nurses unwrapped the cord and waited a couple seconds for him to turn pink since he was a muted shade of blue. Then I had to be instructed how we were going to get the shoulders out since it appeared he was a slightly large baby. After the lesson I proceeded to push but very slowly with lots of do this, wait, stop, push, wait, stop, push, wait, stop........ Finally the shoulders were out and he was here. OH THANK YOU LORD JESUS. Oh how I was tired. Instance reactions by all in the room was quite scary. The looks were that of shock. I was frightened but too tired to worry. The baby was whisked away soon after the first kisses. Then several minutes later Hubby comes in smiling like he is king of world saying he is huge honey. He shows me the camera and then tells me he called everyone. Wait, why was I not the first one to know. Anyways Junior was born at 10:57 am weighing in at 10 lbs even, and 22 in long. BIG BOY!!!
Ryker oh Ryker, boy is that another story to tell. He was actually due on Dec 13 but being me and knowing how special a birthday is I wanted so bad to wait a few more days for him to come. The day started out very busy. Ryan had most of the day off. We went to juniors school to bring a birthday cake and sing Happy birthday to him. We had lunch with Ryan's co-workers and went shopping on our way to our scheduled doctors visit. Everything was normal, right on track, measuring a little big but that is to be expected having already had 2 large baby boys. She did a procedure on me called striping my membranes. I will not go into the gory details, so you can look that one up yourself. Anyways, it is suppose to help you go into labor. It definitely made me feel uncomfortable. The doctor also prescribed some sleeping pills for me since I was so miserable. We were in a Military hospital so the pharmacy was overwhelmed like always. So we ended up waiting on the pills for about 2 hours. Yeah long time. So we had to call a neighbor to get the older 2 kids off the bus. Riley had been with us throughout the day. She obliged and managed to get them. After getting the pills and dealing with the ridiculous 5:00 D.C traffic we got home in time to have birthday cake and open presents with Junior. I was really feeling crappy. The contractions were really tough but knowing my body I just knew the contractions would go away. I decided to get in the bath and try to relax. I called my mom while in the bath to tell her how the day was going and for her to talk to Jr. It was definitely a relaxing bath. I put my jammies on for the rest of the evening. We got the kids into bed and were just watching tv when I had to pee. I went to the bathroom and something popped. It felt funny. Then I started to shake uncontrollably, this is my body's way of reacting when I am in serious pain. Although I was not feeling pain just uncomfortable. I called my girlfriend to get a second opinion. She immediately started freaking out and telling us we had to get to the hospital immediately. So she helped me get warm clothes on and agreed to care for the kids again for the second time that day. Ryan and I headed to the hospital at about 8:45pm. Ryan drove about 80 mph missing our exit so we had to turn around and get back on the highway. I was not happy at all. Now on the way there, I start feeling lots of pressure and the baby is pushing further and further. I am screaming at Ryan that we are not gonna make it. He is trying to keep me calm. We get to the Emergency room and they wheel me up to maternity ward and I tell them he is coming this is baby #4 you better get me in a room now. by the time I get in and get changed and into bed and checked I am dilated to a 6 not bad. So I having never had an epidural decide sure lets do it everyone I have talked to had one so give me one. Ryan gets up to the room with all my stuff and his stuff and they are already starting the epi. I start feeling really bad, light headed, weak and while leaning over the edge of the bed and Ryan holding me something POPS, oh yeah water everywhere. Now I am telling the anesthesiologist to hurry, He is coming hurry, get it out, get it out. I am as still as I can be while he gets all the needles out that never had a chance to get any medicine. Finally he gets it out and I try to lay down and before my head hit the pillow and before any nurses were in the room out came little Ryker like a cork off a champagne bottle. He popped out right onto the bed. Oh yeah, there was nothing I could do. He was beautiful but his head was terribly bruised. We would learn later that this was due to the extreme speed of his arrival. So from the time we arrived in the ER to the time of birth was less than 45 minutes. WOAH, that was cutting it a little too close. So we had been debating about his name for weeks and had 2 names in mind but when I was wheeled into the room on the side of the bed was the word Stryker, that's it. That was Gods sign that Ryker was the name to be chosen. He arrived at 10 pm weighing in at 9 lbs and 22 inches long. Welcome baby Ryker. What a day.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
True Spirit of Christmas
Yesterday I received a phone call from a dear Aunt of mine who lives in The LONE STAR state. She adopted a little boy last year who is slightly bigger than all 3 of my boys. He is younger than Jr but much bigger, and by that I mean taller and larger feet. Anyways this past October she sent me a box of his hand me down clothes. The box had several pairs of shoes and at least 20 pr of pants and lots of super cute shirts and pj's. HUGE BOX. It was awesome. He is growing so fast so he does not get a chance to really damage the clothes. They are so new and super nice. I was so happy to be the bearer of such gifts.
So yesterday she calls and tells me since they do not have a little girl to share clothes with us they went and bought my #1 shoes, clothes and pj's. WOW!!! They were in no way obligated to do so. I truly had tears in my eyes because if you know my family you know that we struggle to make ends meet therefore forgoing new clothes for the kids. So this to me was a huge blessing. On top of that, Christmas this year will be very very thin for us. I have yet to even start shopping for my own family. I am not asking for pity just telling a story. So she says she has another big box of clothes for the boys including thermals and that kind of stuff. WOW, she does not have to do this. Nobody told her she had to share with me but she choose to and that is just so amazing. I am most grateful for these clothes because my boys will have somewhat new clothes and I can feel better about them looking more like children instead of rag dolls. So Aunt S and M thank you so much. The kids will be so very happy and I too will be smiling.
This is what Christmas is about. Sharing what we have with others. I too, share with others. I believe you can make a huge difference in someones life with a few small deeds. I challenge you to find someone that is needy whether it be clothes, shoes, coats, blankets, warm meal or just an ear to listen share with them and see how it truly is the spirit of Christmas. Blessings to all
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Gingerbread Wonderland
Stay tuned for more news from the Haskins.................
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Jr's attempt at cleaning
Yesterday the kids had the day off for Parent teacher conferences and we were doing some cleaning and tidying. Normally Riley cleans the spit from the bathroom sink. But today Jr was doing it. Riley goes in to see what he was doing and was quick to yell at him. I came immediately to assess the situation. Riley is now crying and is super upset with Jr.
I ask Jr, "what is going on son".
He says" Riley does not like how I cleaned the sink."
Me: "how were you cleaning the sink."
Jr: " I used this toothbrush that we don't use any more."
Riley: "Jr that is my toothbrush, your suppose to use a washcloth."
Jr: "oh, I thought we did not use that one, I use that one all the time to clean the sink."
Me: Hiding the smile on my face and trying desperately not to laugh out loud " Jr let me have the toothbrush so I can disinfect it. Jr we have to use a rag or washcloth to clean the sink honey. Riley could get really sick if he used this."
Riley: " I always use that toothbrush."
Jr: " I didn't know"
Oh my goodness, what a mess. That is awful and to think this is not the first time he has done that. Well, at least Riley has a strong immune system. Can it get any funnier or worse?
Poor Riley.
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Nutcracker, Ballet that is
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Monday, December 1, 2008
UPDATE on RYAN and TREE HUNT
Ryan is fine for now. He had to get a tetanus shot at the hospital and we are to watch for lyme disease symptoms over the coming weeks. Looks like he got the head out too. YUCK!!! That has got the be one of the moments I will NEVER miss. Lets hope it doesn't happen again.
Ryan GRADUATED THIS WEEKEND WITH A MASTERS DEGREE!!!!
yeah no more late night homework sessions or long papers. I might get my husband back afterall
Its tradition at our house that we 1. have a real christmas tree and 2. we find it and cut it ourselves. Luckily we have been stationed very near to Christmas tree farms and that is great to keep this tradition. I grew up with live trees but they were from the local Boy scout lot in the middle of a shopping center parking lot. Not at all festive. So I vowed that when I had children I would take them to find that perfect tree every year. So for 9 years now this has been as Haskins family tradition. So we did our annual hunt. We had a blast. The kids love to run from tree to tree inspecting to see if there are holes, strange trunks and cone shaped. You know I have tried to teach them the characteristics Christmas trees should have. They are hilarious trying to see if they fit all the right rules. If we find one we think we like we leave a child there and continue on until we find another one. We always do it this way, plus with brightly colored coats you can spot them easily. It is funny. Anyways we narrowed it to 2 in a matter of like 30 minutes. It was great. Everyone decided what they thought and that is how we picked our interesting tree this year. It is a lovely 6 ft Scotch Pine. Oh so pretty with definite character, fits us perfectly. We always have to make sure everyone of the kids gets to help saw it down. Yes, we let them saw. It is tradition plus Daddy is right there so no injuries occur. So much fun. Here are a few pictures from our adventure
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Zesty Corn Cakes
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Cook: 25 min.
Makes4 servings
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small green pepper, chopped
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cheese Sauce:
- 8 ounces process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Corn Cakes:
- 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) corn bread/muffin mix
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the next nine ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- In a saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted.
- In a bowl, combine corn cake ingredients just until moistened. Pour 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto a hot greased griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top of cake. Cook until the second side is golden brown.
- Place a corn cake on four serving plates. Top each with 1/4 cup of filling. Repeat layers once. Serve with cheese sauce.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 834 calories, 42g fat (22g saturated fat), 197mg cholesterol, 2035mg sodium, 70g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 5g fiber), 44g protein.
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Oct 1, 2012
This is a creative and delicious variation of a plain 'ole sloppy joe! The recipe is easy to follow and sure doesn't need a pic to imagine its goodness. I liked the convenience of packaged corn bread mix and even made mine easier by using cheese slices instead of making the sauce. The real test is if my family likes it and all six of us give it thumbs up!!
May 31, 2012
As a recipe for corn cakes, I think this is in the wrong section....it should be in the ground beef section! Also, what's the purpose of calling it a recipe, when you use a boxed product to make it?? That being said, I wouldn't make it because it doesn't have a picture of the finished dish and I never make anything without a picture to get an idea of what it's supposed to look like. If these recipes were published in one of ToH magazines, they definitely should have a picture shown here!!


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Hoops Fan Jennifer Lawrence Goes 'Mad' for Louisville Basketball
She may be the face of Dior, but Jennifer Lawrence is also a true-blue homegirl when it comes to March Madness.
The Academy Award-winner and American Hustle star, 23, sent a photo of herself to the University of Louisville, decked out in a sassy red t-shirt bearing the school's cardinal emblem, to wish the basketball powerhouse well at the ongoing NCAA basketball tournament, the Daily Caller reports.
The smiling Lawrence, with her trademark pixie, also flashes a big "L" sign rooting the defending men's basketball champs on. Oddsmaker Nate Silver, editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, predicted that the Cardinals, a No. 4 seed in the Midwest region, would make it to this year's Final Four.
Cardinal fans Tweeted their approval. "Thank you Jennifer Lawrence for motivating #Louisville to win tonight!" wrote Nick Stover on Twitter. Added Louisville supporter Keith LaRue: "JLaw all day every day!"


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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – A jury has convicted former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson of murdering his third wife.
Jurors returned with a guilty verdict against Drew Peterson on Thursday in the 2004 death of Kathleen Savio.
The 58-year-old Peterson faces a maximum 60-year prison term.
Savio's body was found in her bathtub in 2004. Authorities initially ruled the 40-year-old died accidentally. Her death was reclassified after Peterson's 23-year-old fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished in 2007.
Authorities presume Stacy Peterson is dead, though her body has never been found. Drew Peterson is a suspect but has not been charged in her disappearance.
As authorities investigated what happened to the women, Drew Peterson gained a national reputation as unsavory and tactless, often cracking off-color jokes about the case.


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This month's T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is "Interviews and Hiring" – specifically interviewing and hiring of SQL Server Professionals.
This is a pretty interesting topic from a few different angles. Boris proposed a few topics such as the following list.
- The story of how did you get hired on your latest position?
- The most interesting interview you ever had?
- How do you think an interview should be handled? What should it include?
- Any "algorithms" of how to find the perfect candidate?
- If you are the one that leads the technical interview – what do you focus on?
- What are the most important questions to ask for the various SQL Server positions out there?
Any one of these ideas would be good fodder for a blog article. A combination of these topics might prove more interesting. I think I will try something a little different. I want to broach the topic of the use and abuse of interviews.
There are two interviews that come to mind that might be good examples. The first is the infinite interview.
In the infinite interview, the candidate comes in for a full day of interviews (a surprise to the candidate). If you were lucky you might have been informed in advance that the interview would be an all-day ordeal.
You arrive on-site and are shuttled from one interviewer to the next and so on throughout the day. Most of these people will have absolutely nothing to do with your work queue or your job duties. Most won't be able to spell SQL other than maybe having a book that somebody might have given them.
In one such case, I had the opportunity to be grilled all day long. The peak of the interview(s) occurred when their dev team sat down in an office, gave me chalk and eraser and required me to redesign their database that they took 6+ months to design and were still in the process of fixing bugs. Lots of memorization based questions centered around developer (not database) terminology.
In short this pretty much felt like a free consultation session for them. Once finished, I got to show my own way out the door. Not by choice but by them being too busy for it. And in the end not a word from the company.
The second kind of interview comes in the form of stump the chump.
This is another fun type of interview. It can come in many forms. Sometimes it can be in the form of free consultation. Sometimes, the interviewer just gets his rocks off trying to prove he is smarter or that you are not as qualified as you say you are.
In the type where it comes as free consultation, the interviewer has usually been trying to resolve a production issue for quite some time and just can't figure it out. They will present a partial scenario to you and see if you can figure it out on limited info. If you can't, they might come back with "We already tried that" or they may provide more info. Again, this is all in an effort to try and resolve a problem that they couldn't. Sometimes it is often to try and save face with the boss showing that even an expert couldn't do it.
The alternate style, the interviewer knows from the start that you may be overqualified but really wants to just prove they are as smart or smarter. Often times it just proves that they have some really erroneous understandings about SQL Server. One such interview, the person seemed to have an explicit Oracle background and wanted to get into the internals of SQL Server. He wanted to get into index trees and tried to go down the path of some io statistics for queries based on a bunch of unknowns.
There is really only one thing to do in these types of interviews. Once you recognize what is going on (be it stump the chump or the never-ending interview), politely excuse yourself and look for a position somewhere else.


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Pittsburgh Penguins Fan Sues Team Over 'Excessive Text Alerts'
This doesn't sound like sportsmanlike behavior to us. A fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins is suing the NHL team's owners, claiming that they are texting him too much.
According to The Consumerist, said fan signed up for team text alerts, but now claims that the franchise is violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending more texts than the agreed upon amount listed in the fine print. Whoa, someone read the fine print?
When the plaintiff signed up to receive the texts, which offer instant updates on trades, general news, stats, scores and more, the terms and conditions stated that a maximum of three text per week would be sent. Well, Mr. Fan received at least five texts the first week. The second week, four texts hit his inbox. Not excessive, but over the legal and posted limit.
What caused him to file suit, according to the complaint, was not only the "aggravation that necessarily accompanies the invasion of privacy caused by unsolicited text message calls" but the fact that "consumers frequently have to pay their cell phone service providers for the receipt of such wireless calls."
Put simply, the fan didn't want to be charged to receive extra texts. In other words, this guy can read the fine print on contracts but not the massive print option that reads UNLIMITED DATA when purchasing a cell phone plan.
The case is currently in the California court system. According to Courthouse News (where you can view the thrilling doc), the suit seeks class-action status, an injunction against texting more than three times a week and unspecified damages.
Texts to the man about the case were not returned. We'll try three more times.


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Guardians & Conservators
Guardians & Conservators
Guardianship / Conservatorship in Nebraska
When persons find themselves unable to make responsible decisions about their finances, property, living situations or care, the courts may appoint a Guardian or Conservator. Court-appointed guardians/conservators manage the personal and/or financial affairs of vulnerable persons who can no longer protect themselves.
- Guardian: Person(s) appointed by the court to make the personal decisions for the protected person, also known as the ward. The guardian has authority to make decisions on behalf of the protected person about such things as where to live, medical decisions, training and education, etc.
- Conservator: Person(s) appointed to make financial decisions for the protected person. The conservator typically has the power to enter into contracts, pay bills, invest assets, and perform other financial functions for the protected person.
Education is required for those serving as guardians and or conservators for individuals in Nebraska. If you have questions or input regarding guardianships or conservatorships, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Guardians and conservators are required to report annually on the condition and finances of the protected person to the court which appointed them. Contact information for county courts can be found in this list.
Notice to Guardians and Conservators on Changes to Reporting Requirements (CC 16:2.66)
Nebraska Supreme Court Rule §6-1433 requires that any governmental agency paying benefits on behalf of the ward, incapacitated person, protected person, or minor, be considered an interested person in a guardianship or conservatorship. This means that if your ward/incapacitated person/protected person gets social security or V.A. benefits, for example, you must send a copy of your annual report to the governmental agency. This is in addition to any other interested persons to whom you are currently sending reports and notice.
If you were appointed:
- Guardian with control of the ward's assets, complete the forms in Packet A if the ward is an adult or in Packet MA if the ward is a minor.
- Guardian with a court-approved budget, complete the forms in Packet B if the ward is an adult or in Packet MB is the ward is a minor.
- Conservator, complete the forms in Packet C if the protected person is an adult or a minor.
- Both guardian and conservator, complete the forms in Packet D if the ward is an adult or in Packet MD if the ward is a minor.
- Guardian without control of the ward's assets, complete the forms in Packet E if the ward is an adult or in Packet ME if the ward is a minor.
Other forms to assist you in the guardianship/conservatorship process are available below:
- Interested Party Forms
- Orders of Appointment
- Acceptances of Appointment
- Individual annual reporting forms (included in packets above)
- Discharge of Guardian/Conservator
- Other Guardian Forms
- Full list of guardian/conservator forms (non-categorized)
- Flowcharts
Establishing a Guardianship /Conservatorship
NOTE: The Nebraska Judicial Branch does not publish instructions or forms for the establishment of guardianship or conservatorship, but you can learn about the process by reading informational guides listed below. If you need to establish a guardianship or conservatorship you should talk with a lawyer.
Informational Guides for Guardians/Conservators (produced by University of Nebraska Extension Office)
- What is Guardianship/Conservatorship?
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Responsibilities to the Court
- Guardianship/Conservatorship Responsibilities to the Ward
- Alternatives to Guardianship
- Decision-Making as a Guardian/Conservator
- Guardianship of a Minor
- Guardian/Conservator Financial Responsibilities
All four of the reports listed below are required to be submitted to the court at least 10 days prior to your hearing to be appointed as Guardian/Conservator, unless waived or is temporary/emergency. Records will be kept confidential by the court.
- Credit Report
- Any established credit reporting agency/business is accepted.
- Sex Offender Registry
- Nebraska residents use: Nebraska State Patrol Sex Offender Registry and complete Affidavit of Sex Offender Registry Search.
- Out of State appointees use home-state registry.
- Criminal History
- Nebraska law requires a national criminal history check. National checks are currently unavailable; courts are accepting state-specific reports from the proposed guardian/conservator's state(s) of residence at this time.
- Nebraska residents use Nebraska State Patrol Criminal History Reports for Arrest and Prosecution (RAP) sheet.
- Abuse, Neglect Registry
- Child/Adult Abuse and Neglect Registry checks are done in writing through Department of Health and Human Services (forms are both Spanish and English).
Guardian/Conservator Education Requirements & Classes
After January 1, 2016, all training will be conducted through the Office of the Public Guardian.
Guardian/Conservator Laws and Rules
- Nebraska Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 30-2601 - 2661)
- Uniform County Court Rules of Practice and Procedure. §§ 6-1401 to 6-1469.
Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Guardianships and Conservatorships
Court and Agency References
Many agencies and organizations throughout the State provide information about guardianships and/or conservatorships. A few Nebraska references are listed below:
- County Court Clerk Magistrate Contact Information
- Office of Public Guardian
- Health and Human Services, State Unit on Aging
- Health and Human Services, Adult Protective Services
- UNL Extension Office
- Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (offers information and support for foster parents who are considering becoming guardians of the their foster children)
- Volunteers Assisting Seniors
- The Arc of Nebraska
- Aging Partners
- Nebraska State Bar Association
Adult Protective Services Hotline Information:
If you have reason to believe a vulnerable adult has been abused, neglected, or exploited:
- Call the 24-hour toll-free hotline at 1-800-652-1999 OR your local law enforcement.
Sheryl Connolly
Trial Court Services Director
1213 State Capitol
1445 K Street/P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509


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Today I read a Facebook post that involved pictures and lots of family history and pride. You could feel the emotions coming through the words. It really lit a fire in my soul from the still smoldering embers.
All this started almost 7 yrs ago when I learned that I'm legally adopted, my Dad is not my biological father. I learned in the most ridiculous way, via Facebook, and to this day it affects me more than it did that first day.
Being the adoptee is not an easy, or simple position to sit in. I'm pulled in both directions. I wonder who am I? I wonder where I fit? Does the bio family care? Do they want relationships with my family? Am I just some girl that's his bio daughter, just an after thought? Does my adopted family feel that I'm still the girl I was before we learned of the paternity? Will they someday hold it against me? So many questions swirling around my mind. I just want to be loved, thought of, communicated with, made a part of the family, included. I'm so lost as to what to do?
I have a lot of Fathers in my life. I've pulled away from some because I didn't feel I was getting what I needed from them. Thankfully I live hundreds of miles away so not seeing them often can be blamed on my husbands job instead of them not caring, forgetting about me, or me not being important enough. That helps me compartmentalize the situation. But I can't help but be jealous of all my brothers and their relationships with the dad/father we share. Because that's their Dad
Recently I attended a close friends fathers funeral and she said something that struck me and will stay with me forever, she said "he wasn't always perfect but he was mine". Wow, I can't really say that. I'll attend 4 fathers funerals soon enough and I don't feel I can say that for any of them. My dad is not my bio dad, so how's he mine. My father doesn't speak to me so how's he mine? My stepdad isn't mine either and my father in law isn't mine, he's my husbands. So, where do I fit? Do you see what I'm talking about? The whole funeral I was sad for my friend, but I was sad envisioning my 4 fathers funerals knowing I'll never be able to say those words. I'm a lost girl.
My life really has changed since that dreary September day in 2008. I still haven't really found my place as a daughter or a sister. I'm grateful that my children will NEvER go through these same feelings. I just don't know how to handle this.
When happy things happen to my brothers (5) and one of my Dad/father says something I truly get emotional because I can never be that child. It feels like a constant mourning phase.
I'm grateful for my kids but they can't replace that missing relationship, the father/daughter one I long for.
So just say a prayer for now that I can recover from this loss and be ok with being a "kinda my daughter".


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Book: Surgical Manual of Implant Dentistry
The purpose of this practical manual is to describe and illustrate each step of the basic surgical procedures involved in the placement of implants in qualified patients. To that end, each procedure is briefly but lucidly described; carefully illustrated in a series of drawings of the techniques and instrumentation used; and reinforced through clinical photographs, including radiographic and postoperative follow-up views. In addition to the basic implant surgical principles, evidence-based indications and procedures for guided bone regeneration in apical fenestration and crestal dehiscence defects, and for simultaneous sinus floor elevation via the lateral window and osteotome techniques are featured.
136 pp; 473 illus (160 color);
DVD: Surgical Procedures of Implant Dentistry
Daniel Buser
A perfect companion to the Surgical Manual, this DVD features live demonstrations of the clinical procedures described and illustrated in the manual. Videos feature single tooth replacement both in the anterior and posterior mandible; implant placement with simultaneous guided bone regeneration in apical fenestration and extraction socket defects; simultaneous sinus elevation using the lateral window and osteotome techniques, and more. This DVD can be purchased separately. Or receive significant savings by purchasing the book and DVD at the same time (over 25% discount).
Duration: 120 minutes
Region Free NTSC DVD